Game’s next generation gather at the home of golf
East Lothian, Scotland – The next generation of golf pros will flock to Scotland this month to battle it out for honors in one of the world’s most prestigious junior championships.
With 620 boys and girls from all across the globe lined up to play on some of the country’s most beautiful courses, the 2016 U.S. Kids Golf European Championship in East Lothian will showcase some of the sport’s most promising rising stars.
The 2016 U.S. Kids Golf European Championship – involving nine boys age groups and seven girl age groups – will take place from May 31st-June 2nd over Gullane No.3, Craigielaw, Longniddry, Luffness and The Glen golf courses in East Lothian, Scotland’s Golf Coast.
Players from 50 nations – including countries as diverse as Ukraine, Mauritius, Nigeria and U.A.E. will be represented – with the youngest competitor being five-years-old.
The European Championship – like all U.S. Kids Golf Foundation tournaments – puts emphasis on high quality competition and the use of scaled yardages, depending on age, to foster enjoyment of the game. Providing quality specialist junior equipment, U.S. Kids Golf was created to help children form a lifelong relationship with golf, removing some of the barriers that discourage young people from continuing to hone their skills.
The top finishers from Western Europe will match up against the top players from the rest of the world in the European Van Horn Cup on June 3rd – a one-day, best ball tournament contested at Luffness New.
Now in its 9th year, the European Championship serves as an aspirational goal for junior golfers across the world thanks to the growth of U.S. Kids Golf International Events and relationships maintained with Tournament Directors worldwide. As part of its burgeoning development in Europe, and to develop Priority Status to compete in the European Championship, U.S. Kids Golf Foundation now run the British Kids Championship, Venice Open and two European Local Tours.
Since holding its first tournament in 2000, U.S. Kids Golf Foundation now runs some 1,000 events each year including the prestigious World Championship at Pinehurst.
Contact:
Mack Leath, (404) 909-5171
mleath@uskidsgolf.com
www.uskidsgolf.com
